Space – The Final Frontier
Gliese-581d
Well folks, it looks like the USA has stepped out from the space race after a great 60 year run. Under the reign of Obama, NASA is facing massive budget cuts, pending layoffs and the death of the Shuttle program with no clear replacement in sight. Obama’s answer is for us to pay the Russians $51 Million per seat for rides to and from the International Space Station. There you have it…we officially lost the space race! We have just succumbed to over 60 years of keeping ahead of the Russians and now they own us! Sad. Very sad! Sure, a lot of people may think that space exploration is a giant waste of money, but I disagree…I think space exploration is a valid and justifiable expense that we need to be involved in. Hell, astronomers just discovered an Earth like planet called Gliese 581d only 20 light years from Earth. The only thing holding us back is scientific advancements in propulsion. With the Obama budget cuts, the day mankind leaves the solar system may never come. We may never even make it to Mars or back to the Moon for that matter!
It was sad to hear that my kids didn’t even get to watch Shuttle Endeavor’s launch, last Monday morning, at school. It was the last flight she will ever have and also the second to last shuttle flight ever! I can still remember my younger days when the entire nation was fascinated with the shuttle and space programs. News coverage was on every channel. Today, your lucky to see it mentioned on the 6 o’clock news at all. It’s really a disgrace to all the 
past and present heroes that have put their lives on the line for their country. It’s also a disgrace for the government to drop the space program like a hot potato! My suggestion is to promote it, build it up and make a challenge to reach Mars by 2012 much like JFK did in the 60′s! Lets get this county pumped up with something good to believe in! With victory, we rejoice as a nation…if tradjedy happens, we mourn as a nation. The space program is one of those thing that Americans can unite over and feel good about. And let me tell you, this nation needs that LIKE A MOFO!
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